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SABBATH SCHOOL LESSONS
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Life
and
Teachings of Jesus
As Recorded in the Book of Matthew
SENIOR DIVISION
SECOND QUARTER
1915
Lesson 1— Judging; Asking; Walking
APRIL 3, 44915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
bbath
Read the lesson scripture
',day
Judge not—"Mount of Bless-
ing," pages 177-180
Ques. A-4
Monday
Not a hypocrite; pearls before
swine —"Mount of Blessing,"
pages 181-186
Ques. 5-7
Tuesday
Asking and receiving —"Mount
of Blessing," pages 187-191....Ques. S-10
Wednesday . The Father's gifts; the Golden
Rule —"Mount of Blessing,"
pages 192-196
Ques. 11,12
Thursday
The narrow way —"Mount of
Blessing," pages 197-207
Ques. 13-17
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE :
Matt. 7: 1-
1
4.
Questions
I. Why are we not to judge? Matt. 7: I.
2.
On what basis shall we be judged? Verse
2.
3.
What pointed question on judging is asked?
Verse 3.
4.
What inconsistent course do we often take -toward
a brother? Verse
4.
4
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
5.
How are we counseled to correct this course ?
Verse 5, first part.
6.
What can we then do? Verse 5, last part.
7.
What are we further urged not to do? Verse 6.
What reason is given?
8.
What promise is made to those who ask? Verse 7.
To those who seek ? Who knock?
9.
Who is said to receive? Verse 8. To find? To
whom shall the door be opened ?
To. What human experience is cited for illustration ?
Verses 9, 1o. Note 1.
. i 1. What conclusion is drawn from this parallel ?
Verse II.
12.
(
;What golden rule is then laid down for us to
follow," ? Verse 12.
13.
Under what figure is the Christian walk presented ?
Verse 13.
14.
Why are we counseled to enter in at the strait
gate ? Verse 13.
15.
What is said of the number who go in at the wide
gate ? Verse 13, last part.
16.
Where does the narrow way lead? Verse 14,
first part.
17.
What is said of the ntimber who find the narrow
way ? Verse 14, last part. Note
2.
Notes
t. It is characteristic of Jesus' teaching to draw upon the
things of common experience to illustrate spiritual truth. Here
He chooses the tenderest of human relations — that of parent
and child; and selects a touching incident in this relation — a
hungry child asking for something to eat. Parents will and
must refuse some things asked by children, but they do not
refuse food to children when they are hungry. So our heavenly
Father responds to the cry of him who hungers and thirsts after
rightedusness.
0, We perhaps oftenest, in our thought of this illustration of
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
5
the broad way and the narrow way, apply the lesson to the
doctrinal side of religious confession. Certainly it is important
to follow true doctrine; and the many are prone to go the
broad road of popularity, disregarding the claims of God's law
and the message of truth for these last days. But our Saviour
uses the illustration in this connection to teach, those who are
in the right way doctrinally to be thorou hly in earnest to
walk the way of genuine Christian experience, not judging one
another, but loving and set
-
ling, and seeking the Lord for the
life of Christ to be revealed in them day ,by day. Thus only
can we keep in the narrow way that leads to life eternal.
Lesson 2
—
Fruit Bearing; Doing; Building
APRIL to, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
.
Sunday
Beware of false prophets —
"Mount of Blessing," pages
208-210
Ques. 1-3
Monday
Know them by their fruits
Ques. 4-7
Tuesday
Doing the Father's will
Ques. 8-10
Wednesday . . . Building on a rock
Qiies. 11-14
Thursday
The teaching of Jesus —"Mount
of Blessing," pages 211-218
Ques. 15,16
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE
:
Matt. 7 : 15-29.
Questions
1.
Of what are we to beware? Matt. 7: 15. In what
guise do false prophets come to us ? What is their
true nature?
2.
How are we to know them? Verse 16, first part.
3.
What illustration is
-
given to enforce this principle?
Verse 46.
4.. What kind of fruit does a good tree bring forth?
Verse 17. A corrupt tree?
5. What can a good tree not bring forth? Verse 18.
A corrupt tree ?
6
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
6.
What is done to a tree that does not bring forth
good fruit? Verse 19.
7.
How, then, are we to know trees? Verse
20.
-
How
may we discern the spirit of religious teachers? Note 1.
8.
Who are not sure of entrance into the kingdom of
heaven? Verse
21.
Who are sure?
9.
What pleas
.
will many make in the day of the Lord ?
\Terse
22.
1o. How will the Lord respond to such a plea?
Verse 23.
1. To what does Jesus liken one who hears and does
His sayings? Verse 24.
12.
What tests will such a house stand?- Verse 25.
Why?
13.
To what does Jesus liken one who hears His say-
ings, but does not do them ?. Verse 26.
14.
What test will such a house not stand? Verse 27.
What is said of its fall? Note 2.
15.
How did the teachings of Jesus affect His hearers?
Verse 28.
16.
What reason is given for this effect? Verse 29.
Notes
i. With every wind of doctrine blowing, we are to know
whether influences and teachings are drawing souls to the divine
standard of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus,
and building up God's cause. See Isa. 8: 20 for the Bible rule.
And we must not omit applying to our own personal habits of
life this principle of deciding the nature of a thing by its fruits.
We hall get no good fruit out of wrong habits of talking, or
thinking, or. reading, etc. Let us bring ever' practice to the test:;
'gDoes it minister to my spiritual growth7 and yield fruit to
holiness of life and earnestness in God's service?'"
2. This wonderful sermon on the mount, so called, is really
many sermons condensed into one, so full of meaning is every
passage. Jesus may have given it more fully than is recorded
here; but as it has come down to us, it is a compendium of
gospel principles to live by. There could hardly be a more
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
7
fitting close, or climax, to this sermon than the parable of the
two houses. The mere hearing of truth dOes not edify nor
build strength into character. It is only when the truth takes
hold upon the heart and works itself out in the deeds- of life,
that it brings salvation to the hearer.
Lesson 3 — The Touch and Word of Jesus
APRIL 17, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Head the lesson scripture
Sunday
The touch of Jesus
Ques. 1-4
Monday
Offer the gift —"Desire of
Ages,"
pages 262-266
Ques. 5, 6
Tuesday
"Speak the word aaly"
an., 7-10
Wednesday
"As thou hast believed"—"De-
sire of Ages," pages 315-320
Ques. 11-14 -
Thursday
"Himself took our infirmities" ....Ques. 15-18
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE
:
Matt. 8 : 1-17.
Questions
I.
When Jesus came down from the "mount of bless-
ing," who followed Him ? Matt. 8:
2.
What one in particular came to Jesus for help?
Verse
2,
first part. In what spirit did he come?
3.
What did the leper say to Jesus? Verse
2,
last
part. Note
I.
4.
What response did Jesus first' make? Verse 3.
Note
2.
5.
What did Jesus say? Verse 3. With what re-
sult? Note 3.
6.
What direction did Jesus give the leper? Verse
4. Note 4.
7.
Who came to Jesus in Capernaum? Verse 5.
8.
What did he say to Jesus? Verse 6.
9.
What answer did Jesus make?, Verse 7.
8
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
io: What remarkable faith in Jesus did the centurion
show in his reply? Verse 8. Note 5.
1. What reason did he give for confidence in Jesus'
word ? Verse 9. Note 6.
12.
What comment did Jesus make on the centurion's
faith? Verse io.
13.
What solemn statement did Jesus make about who
should have a place in the kingdom of heaven ? Verses
II,
12.
Note 7.
14.
What did Jesus now say to the centurion?
Verse 13. With what result?
15.
Where did Jesus next go? Verse 14. What situa-
tion did He find there ?
16.
What did He do for the sick woman ? Verse 15.
What did she then do ?
17.
How did Jesus spend the evening? Verse 16.
18.
What precious scripture was thus fulfilled?.
Verse 17.
Notes
i. The leper showed his faith in Jesus' power in two ways :
by breaking over the restraints of the law of isolation in case
•
of leprosy, and coming near enough to be touched by Him;
and by saying, "Thou canst make me clean." The only question
in the leper's mind was whether it was the will of the Lord that
he be healed, or if Jesus would shun him, as others had done.
In this same way we may consult t; .e will of God when we ask
for healing power.
2.
In touching the leper, Jesus disregarded the common sen-
timent toward a leper, "Touch not the unclean thing." The
same power that creates living tissue, can also restore diseased
or dead tissue. So may the leprosy of sin be healed by the divine
touch of grace.
3.
The leprosy was cleansed
immediately
because the words,
"Be thou clean," carried in them the active power of cleansing.
4.
According to the Mosaic law, it was the duty of the priest
to examine and pronounce upon a case of leprosy. Now that
the leper was healed, Jesus directed him to comply with the
law in giving the priest evidence of his being cured, and con-
forming to ceremonial requirements. He was probably a well-
known case of leprosy, and would gain advantage from the
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
9
priest's indorsement of his cure, while the priest and the people
would have evidence of Christ's power to save.
5.
The noble character of the centurion is indicated by his
deep concern for a servant, by his sense of his own unworthiness,
and by his unbounded confidence in Jesus' word.
6.
Observe that the centurion said he was "under" authority
as well as
in
authority. He knew both how to obey and how to
command. So he knew the palsy would obey the command of
the Master.
7.
Verse II suggests the world-wide scope of the .message for
•
our times, and ought greatly
to
encourage us to expect fruit of
our labors.
Lesson 4 — Mighty to Save.
APRIL
24, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
Sunday
"I will follow Thee"—"Desire of
Ages," page 294
Ques. 1-4
Monday
"Follow Me"
Ques. 5-7
Tuesday
"Lord, save us"—"Desire of
Ages," pages 333-336
Ques. 8-12
Wednesday ..."The evils besought Him"
Ques.13-18
Thursday
"The whole city besought Him"
—"Desire of Ages," pages 337-341.Ques.19,20
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE
:
Matt. 8 :
18-34.
Questions
I. How. did Jesus now seek to withdraw from the
multitude ? Matt. 8: 18. Where would the "other side"
of the sea from Capernaum be?
2.
As Jesus was about to depart, what did a certain
scribe say to Him? Verse 19. •
3.
What testing answer did Jesus give? Verse
20.
Note 1.
4.
What did Jesus here call Himself, apparently
for
the
first time? Verse
20,
last part.
5.
What did He say to another of His disciples? Luke
9:
59,
first part.
IQ
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
6.
What request did the disciple make? Matt. 8 :
21.
7.
Flow did Jesus answer him ? Verse
22.
See also
Luke 9: 6o.
8.
Where did Jesus now go? Matt. 8: 23. What did
His disciples do?
9.
What did the boat encounter on the sea? Verse
24. What was Jesus doing at the time?
io. What did the disciples do? Verse 25. Note
2.
•
t. How did Jesus answer them? Verse 26. What
did He then do? What was the result?
12.
How did the men feel, and what did• they say ?
Verse 27.
•
13.
Where did Jesus and the disciples come? Verse
28, first part.
14.
Who met them? Verse 28, last part. How bad
were they ?
15.
What did the two demoniacs cry? Verse 29.
Note 3.
16.
What animals were feeding a good way off?
Verse 3o.
17.
What did the demons request? Verse 31.
18.
What answer did Jesus make? Verse 32. With
what result ? Note 4.
19.
What did the keepers of the swine do? Verse 33.
20.
Relate what the whole city did. Verse 34.
Notes
r. Jesus was a reader of men. No spirit or motive escaped
His discernment. We may judge, from Jesus' answer, that the
scribe was prompted by a desire to gain some personal advantage
from following Jesus. That he was one of the disciples seems
apparent from the expression, "another of His disciples," in
verse
21.
We are told in "Desire of Ages," page 293, that this
scribe was Judas Iscariot. "Judas believed Jesus to be the
Messiah; and by joining the apostles, he hoped to secure a high
position in the new kingdom. This hope Jesus designed to cut
off by the statement of His poverty."
2.
How often has this cry for help in distress been echoed
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
by the follower of Jesus since tha,t stormy night on the sea!
One of His followers was passing the night in San Francisco at
the time of the great earthquake there. On being waked from
a sound sleep by dhe falling of plaster and debris upon his
bed, and seeing the strong brick walls swaying to and fro, he
cried out, "Lord, save me; I perish." And in the din of that
hour, as in the tempest on the sea, the Lord hearkened. In
tLe hour of temptation also, when the powers of darkness press
sorely upon him, the follower of Jesus cries for deliverance,
and the Master hears.
3.
The demoniacs recognized what even the "children of the
kingdom" failed to discern, that Jesus was the Son of God — the
first time He had been so called since His baptism, as far as
Matthew's record is concerned.
4.
"He allowed the evil spirits to destroy the herd of swine
as a rebuke to those Jews who were. raising these unclean
beasts for the sake of gain. 'Had not Christ restrained the de-
mons, they would have plunged into the sea not only the swine,
but also their keepers and owners. The- preservation of both
the keepers and the owners was due alone to His power, merci-
fully exercised for their deliverance. Furthermore, this event
was permitted to take place that the disciples might witness the
cruel power of Satan upon both man and beak. The Saviour
desired His followers to have a knowledge of the foe whom they
were to meet, that they might not be deceived and overcome
by his devices. It was also His will that the people of that
region should behold His power to break the bondage of Satan
and release his captives. And though Jesus Himself departed,
the men so marvelously delivered, remained to declare the mercy
of their Benefactor."—"Great Controversy," page 555.
Lesson. 5 — The Great Physician
MAY I, 5955
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
Sunday
"Be of good cheer"
hues. 1-4
Monday
"Arise, and walk"—"Desire of
Ages," pages 267-271
Ques. 5-8
Tuesday
"Glorified God"; call of Matthew
—"Desire of Ages," pages 272,273 .ques. 9-12
Wednesday
With publicans and sinners —
"Desire of Ages," pages 274-276 —flues. 13-17
Thursday
"New wine into new bottles"—
"Desire of Ages," pages 276-280 ..ftues.18-21
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE :
Matt. 9
1-17.
12
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
Questions
1.
Where did Jesus now return? Matt. 9 : 1.
2.
Who was brought to Him to be
c
liealed ? Verse 2,
first part.
3.
What did 'Jesus say to the sick man? -Verse 2,
last part. What ground for good cheer was given?
4.
What is implied in the expression, "Be of good
cheer"? Note 1.
5.
What did certain scribes say? Verse 3.
6.
What question did Jesus ask about their thoughts ?
Verse 4. Note
2.
7.
What twofold question did He then ask? Verse 5.
8.
What did He then say to the palsied man ? Verse
6, last part.
9.
How did the man respond? Verse 7; Luke
5:
25.
to. Of 'what ought this manifestation of power by
Jesus convince the scribes? Matt. 9: 6, first part. Note 3.
I. How did this miracle affect the multitudes ?
Verse 8.
12.
Relate the calling of Matthew. Verse 9. Note 4.
13.
Who sat at meat with Jesus in the house of Mat-
thew? Verse To.
14.
What criticism did the Pharisees make to the
disciples ? Verse i 1.
15.
How did Jesus answer for His disciples ? Verse 12.
16.
What did He urge the Pharisees to do? Verse 13,
first part.
17.
In what words did Jesus define the purpose of
His coming to earth ? Verse 13, last part.
What question did the disciples of John the Bap-
tist ask Jesus ? Verse 14. Note 5.
19. In what figurative language did Jesus answer their
question ? Verse
/
15. Compare John the Baptist's own
words in John 3 : 29.
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
13
20.
By what parable did Jesus seek to win His hearers
from the Jewish traditions to His teachings ? Verse 16. -
Note 6.
21.
Relate His second parable to the same end.
Verse 17.
Notes
t. "Be of good cheer." These words imply that the palsied
man was in distress of mind. The cause of this distress is ,
seen in the words which follow : "Thy sins be forgiven thee."
This man was under conviction of sin. While he wanted to
be healed of palsy, he feared that his sins would bar him from
such a blessing. The reason for bidding him be of good cheer
was to assure him that his sins were forgiven: It was the
natural step, too, toward healing him of physical disease brought
on by sins. Sorrow for sin draws forgiveness and restoring
power from Jesus.
2.
Their cha
.
rge of blasphemy was based on the truth that no
one but God can forgive sing. Luke 5: 21. The evil in this
charge was that it virtually denied that Jesus was divine.
3.
The Pharisees might as well have asked, Who can heal
but God alone? They could actually see that the effects of sin
in this man's body were removed instantly by the power of
Jesus' word. Has not He who can remove the results of sin
the power to forgive the sin itself ? If He can forgive sin,
is He not God? So were the Pharisees answered; and so ought
they to have been convinced on their own ground, that no one
but God can forgive sin.
4.
This is the Matthew who was numbered among the twelve,
and who became the author of the Gospel we are studying. '
Marvelous power in Jesus' bidding, "Follow Me"! The soil in
Matthew's heart had been prepared by the previous' teaching
of Jesus, as was that of thousands who responded to the preach-..
ing of Pentecost. "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the
evening withhold not thy hand."
5.
The fact that John's disciples included the Pharisees with
themselves in asking the question about fasting, indicates that
the Pharisees had been seeking to create doubt and .disaffettion
among John's disciples as well as those of Jesus. Thus do blind
leaders, by secret and indirect means, seek to draw away dis-
ciples after themselves.
6.
The traditions and ceremonies of the Jews were like• an
old garment, threadbare and unsightly, bringing neither com-
fort nor grace to the wearer. Jesus offered them a new robe
of righteousness, like cloth of gold and fine twined linen. But
14
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
before they could wear the new garment, they must put off the
old entirely. The old could not be patched up with parts of
the new. Jesus, the true antitypical Lamb, was about to be
slain for the sins of the world. The typical sacrifices would
no longer have virtue. We must receive Jesus as a whole sacri-
fice, making no reserve to consume upon our selfishness.
Lesson 6
—
Healing and Teaching
MAY 8, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
Sunday
"The hem of His garment"
glues. 1-5
Monday
"Be of good comfort"—"Desire
of Ages," pages 343-348
Ques. 9-S
Tuesday'
"Not dead, but sleepeth"—"De-
sire of Ages," pages 342, 343 - Ques. 9-11
Wednesday . . "According to your faith"
Ques. 12-15
•
Thursday
Teaching and healing; pray for
laborers —"Desire 'of Ages,"
pages 321, 322
Ques. 19-22
Frith&
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE
: Matt.
9 : 18
-
38.
Questions
I. What statement and request did a certain ruler
make? Matt. 9: i8.
2.
How did Jesus respond? Verse 19.
3.
While• Jesus was on His way to the ruler's house,
who approached Him from behind? Verse
20.
What
did the woman do?
4.
What was her thought as she did so ? Verse
21.
5.
What was the effect of this touch ? Luke 8:
44.
6.
Relate the conversation of Jesus with His disciples
about the woman's act. Verses
45,
46.
7.
What public testimony did the woman immediately
bear? Verse
47.
8.
In what comforting way did Jesus speak to her ?
Matt.
9 :
22.
Note I.
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
15
9. On arriving at the ruler's house, what did Jesus
find? Verse 23:
to. What did He say to the people? Verse 24. How
did they receive it? Note
2.
1. What was then done, and with what result?
Verses 25, 26.
12.
Who followed Jesus when He left the ruler's
house? Verse 27. What did they cry?
13.
What question did Jesus ask them? Verse 28.
How did they answer?
14.
What did Jesus then do and say? Verse 29. With
what result? Verse 30, first part.
15.
What charge did Jesus give them? Verse 30, last
part. How did they regard it?' Verse 31.
16.
As they went out of the house, who was brought
to Jesus ? Verse 32.
17.
What led the multitude to marvel? Verse 33.
What did they say?
18.
What self-contradictory thing did the Pharisees
say ? Verse 34.
19.
What threefold work did Jesus continue to do in
the cities and villages? . Verse 35. Compare Matt.
4 :
23.
zo. What moved Jesus with compassion ? Matt.
9 : 36.
21.
What did He say to His disciples? Verse 37.
Note 3.
22.
What did He bid the disciples and us pray for?
Verse 38.
Notes
1.
The tender and fatherly way in which Jesus addressed
those who were in distress, is particularly noticeable. As He
had called the palsied man "son," so. He called this suffering
woman "daughter." How. closely He identified Himself with
needy humanity, frequently calling Himself "Son of man"!
2.
"The maid is not dead, but sleepeth." So simple and tem-
porary a thing does death seem to the great Life-giver! The
i6
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
Scriptures often speak of death as a sleep — a Most fitting
term for the state of those who sleep in Jesus, implying, as it_
does, rest, temporary ceasing of activity, a final awakening to
newness of life. The laugh of scorn must have been turned
into shame and surprise when the maiden arose.
3. There would seem 'to have been no time in the history
of the world when laborers were fewer in comparison with the
greatness of the harvest, than is the case to-day. With a deep
sense of its necessity, we can pray the prayer commended by
our Lord to His
-
disciples.
Lesson 7 — Sending Out of the Twelve
MAY 15, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
Sunday
"He gave them power"--"Desire
of Ages," page 349
Ques. 1-3
Monday
Names of the twelve; to the lost
sheep
Ques. 4-0
Tuesday
Kingdom of heaven at hand —
"Desire of Ages," pages 350, 351 ..Ques. 7-9
Wednesday ."The workman is worthy"
Ques. 10-12
Thursday
From house to house —"Desire
of Ages," pages 351, 352
Ques. 13-10
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE : Matt. I0 : 1-15.
Questions
T.
How many disciples did Jesus have? Matt. to: 1,
first part.
2.
What power did He give them? Verse 1, last part.
3.
What change in the designation of the disciples in-
dicates their entrance upon a new experience? Verse
2,
first part. Note 1.
4.
Give the names of the 'twelve apostles., Verses 2-4.
5.
In sending forth the twelve, where did Jesus tell
them not to go? Vere 5.
6.
To whom was their mission to be? Verse 6. Note
2.
7.
What message were they to . preach ? Verse 7.
Note 3..
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•
8.
What work were they to do in connection with their
preaching ? Verse -8, first part.
9.
In what way were they to give?' Verse 8, last part.
Why? Note 4.
IO.
What provision were they not to make for_ their
temporal needs ? Verses 9, To.
II. Why were they not to make such provision ? Verse
to, last part.. Note 5.
12.
How were they to obtain lodging? Verse II.
13.
What should
e
they do on entering a house?
\Terse
12.
.
14.
On what conditions were they to impart peace
to a house ? Verse 13.
•
15.
What were they to do in case they or their words
should not be received? Verse 14.
16.
What solemn declaration did Jesus make about
any city that should reject the apostles or their rues-
sage ? Verse 15.
Notes
i. The primary meaning of "disciple" is
learner,
passing-over
into the meaning of one who follows another in
,
order to learn.
Up to this time, the twelve had been learners in the school of
Christ. Jesus had' chosen them to be intimately associated with
Him clang, that they might learn from the wonderful words
which fell from His lips; witness the exercise of His power to
comfort the sorrowing, heal the sick, and raise the dead; and
observe how to meet the accusations of critical and hostile men
under all sorts of conditions. Now Jesus was to send them forth
to do a similar work, and they were now called apostles
—sent
ones.
2.
As Jesus had come to earth to seek and to save the lost
of His Father's universal house, so the apostles were first to
go to seek and to save the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Jews themselves won to Christ, their first mission was to their
Jewish brethren.
3.
The first message preached by John the Baptist, the first
by Jesus Himself, was to be the first preached by the apostles
also —"The kingdom of heaven is at hand." Heaven was truly
come down to earth. • The principles of the kingdom were
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taught and lived. Earth was becoming lightened with its glory.
4.
"Freely." The meaning of this word is not
liberally, in
large measure, without restraint,
as we generally Use it now.
It is rather
free, without pay, without desert.
The free gift of
grace, of righteousness, of life, is not merited in any sense by
the recipient. What Christ brought to the world and had
bestowed upon the disciples was given
freely — without
price,
and without merit. So were they in turn to pass it on to others.
So it was said prophetically of Christ, "They have hated Me
freely,"
that is, without a cause, without His deserving it. So
also, "Whosoever will, let him take the water ..of life
freely."
5.
In this first missionary effort, Jesus established the gospel
principle that "the laborer is worthy of his hire." The apostles
had great gifts to bestow, and these were to be given not as
a "reward ,of merit," but as an outright gift. In comparison
with this, the supplying of their temporal needs by those who
received the gospel, was but a trifle; and the laborer was worthy
of it.
Lesson 8 — As Sheep among Wolves
MAY 22, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
"As sheep among wolves"—"De-
Sunday .
sire of Ages," pages 353, 354
Ques. 1-4
Monday
"Be not anxious;" enduring to
the end —"Desire of Ages,"
pages 354, 355
Ques. 5-9
Tuesday
Disciple not above his master
Sues. 10-12
Wednesday ...Fear theni not —' '13 e s i r e of
Ages," pages 355, 356
Ques. 13-15
'Thursda y
The Father's care; "Confess Mc
before men"—
,
'D'e s i r e of
Ages," page 357
Ques. 16-19
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE :
Matt. I0: 16-33.
Questions
i. How did Jesus send His disciples forth? Matt.
to: i6, first part.
2.
What did He tell them to be? Verse 16, last part.
3.
Of- what were they to beware? Verse 17. For
what reason? Note i.
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4.
Why are workers brought before civil rulers?
Verse 18. Note
2:
5.
Under such circumstances, about what are we not
to be anxious? Verse 19. Why? Note 3.
6.
How does the Father help His children in the hour
of trial? Verse zo.
7.
How bitter will persecution for Jesus' sake become?
Verse
21.
8.
What must the Christian endure for the name of
Christ? Verse
22,
first part.
9.
What comforting assurance is added? Verse
22,
last part.
to. How is the worker to relate himself to his perse-
cutors? Verse 23. Note 4.
I. How is the disciple related to his master? Verse 24.
12.
What is it enough for the disciple to be? Verse
25. How is this illustrated?
13.
Why is the gospel worker not to fear? Verse 26.
14.
How is this reason explained? Verse-27. Note 5.
15.
What kind o f fear may the disciple cherish ?
Verse 28. Note 6.
16.
How is our Father's care illustrated and im-
pressed?• Verses 29, 3o.
•
17.
Why are NVe therefore not to fear? Verse 31.
18., What is the basis of acceptance with the Father?
Verse 32.
19. Whom can the Father not receive? Verse 33.
Notes
t. The mission of the worker for Christ is, to save men. For
this reason, he must go out among them, and mingle with
them, searching out those whom he can lead to the Saviour.
In this work, he will encounter those here called "wolves," ready
to intimidate and devour and destroy. Of this class, says Jesus,
"beware," that is, be wary, be watchful, be ready to meet them,
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not in the spirit of fight, as wolf meets wolf, but as explained
in the following verses.
2.
Jesus says that the faithful worker will be called before
civil authorities "for My sake," or more exactly, "because of
Me." The teaching and ,preaching of Jesus stirs up the wolfish
nature in unrepentant or bigoted hearts. The purpose in allowing
His servants to be-persecuted is here made clear: "for a testimony
to them and to the Gentiles." The gospel must reach men in
authority, and often the only way to get their ear is through
civil process. The worker, then, is to recognize such an occasion
as his opportunity to bear vC,tness for Jesus.
3.
"Take no thought"— the same expression as in Matt. 6: 25-
31, rendered in the Revised Version, "Be not anxious." Its
root idea is, to divide or distract the mind; in short: Do not
worry. Be calm and self-possessed. Be not anxious over the
how
or
what
you shall speak. Depend upon the help of the
Holy Spirit.
4.
Fleeing, though apparently an act of cowardice, is often
the better part of wisdom. There is such a thing as a masterly
retreat in time of battle, to save the lives of men, and conserve
fighting strength. In gospel work, the seeds of truth must be
scattered. Persecution scattered the early Christians away from
Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and they "went every-
where preaching the Word." The worker is not to "tarry at
all hazards," but to go where he can do the most good.
5.
What the disciples had learned from Jesus in quiet retreats,
in the still hours of the night, thcy were to teach openly and
boldly, keeping back ne-ing; and thi, in the face of the hard-
ships they should endure.
6.
"I will not fear what man shall do unto me," but I may
well fear the tempter and destroyer of souls, and find refuge in
the tender care and protection of the Father.
Lesson 9 — Bearing the Cross
MAY 29, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
Sunday
Not peace, but a sword
Ques. 1-3
Monday
"Not worthy of Me
,
'
Ques. 4, 5
Tuesday
Bearing the cross; finding life
Ques. 6-S
Wednesday ..."He that receiveth"
Ques. 9-11
Thursday
Surety of the reward
Ques.
12,
13
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE:
Matt. It): 34-42.
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Questions
I.
What misapprehension of His mission to earth does
Jesus guard against? Matt. to: 34, first part. Note I.
2.
For what did He come ? Verse 34, last part.
Note 2.
3.
What family differences arise from His coming?
Verse 35.
4.
Who shall a man's foes be? Verse 36.
5.
Who in the family is not worthy of Jesus
.
? Verse 37.
6.
Who in general is not worthy of Him? Verse 38.
Note 3.
7.
Who shall lose his life? Verse 39, first part.
8.
Who shall find his life? Verse 39, last
parts
9.
What is said of one who receives a worker for
Jesus? Vei
-
se 4o, first part.
to. What is said of one who receives,Jesus ? Verse 4o,
last part.
1 1. What reward is promised him who
-
receives a
prophet in the name of a prophet? Verse 41, first part.
12.
What reward is promised him who receives a right-
eous man in the name of a righteous man? Verse 41,
last part.
13.
Who is assured of not losing his reward? Verse
42. .Note 4.
Notes
i. All through this lesson, as well as the two preceding
lessons, it should be kept in mind that Jesus is "commanding
His twelve disciples" (see Matt. ri : i), on the eve of sending
them out to labor for Him. This will help toward a better
understanding of the instruction given. Jesus would have the
disciples understand clearly His mission, that they might not
misapprehend their own as they go forth.
2. "I came not to cast peace," Revised Version, margin. The
peace mentioned here is evidently social or political peace, for
it was the supreme purpose of Jesus to bring spiritual peace. The
disciples were looking for Jesus to set up a temporal kingdom,
free them from the Roman yoke, and give them rest -and peace
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from their enemies; in short, to usher in a temporal millennium.
This was not the purpose of His coming. Those who advocate
peace on any other than a spiritual basis, are doomed to final
disappointment.
3.
Jesus never held out the idea that there is no cross-bearing
in His service. The cross comes before the crown. He who
accepts Jesus as his Saviour, not only obtains "remission of sins
that are past," but he enters upon a new experience, the work
of being transformed by His grace in meeting and overcoming
in the daily conflicts of life. The follower of Jesus must follow
Him in bearing the cross day by day, as well as in participating
in "the glory that should follow."
4.
In the service of Christ, nothing is too small to be taken
into account for reward, so long as it is done "in His name"
and for His sake. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these, . . . ye have done it unto Me." So the
giving of even a cup of water "in the name of a disciple" of
Jesus, is
li
reckoned as done in the name of Jesus.
' Lesson 10
—
Pressing into the Kingdom
JUNE
5, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
Sunday
"To teach and to preach"
Qu es. 1-3
Monday
The blessing of belief —"Desire
of Ages," pages 214-218
Qu es. 4-8
Tuesday
"More than a prophet"—"Desire
of Ages," pages 218, 219
Ques.
9-12
Wednesday . . . The least in the kingdom of
h e a v e n —"Desire of Ages,"
pages 219, 220
Ques. 13, 19
Thursday
Pressing into the kingdom —
"Desire of• Ages," page 135
Ques. 15-18
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE
: Matt. I I : 1-15.
Questions
I. To whom was the instruction in Matthew 10 given ?
Matt. II : 1, first part.
2.
What did the disciples then do ? Luke 9 : 6.
3.
What did Jesus next do? Matt. II : 1, last part.
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4.
Where was John the Baptist at this time? Verse
2. ,
Of what had he heard? What did he do?
5.
What question did John's disciples ask Jesus?
Verse 3.
6.
How did Jesus answer them? Verse 4.
7.
To what things did Jesus refer? Verse 5..
8.
Upon whom did He pronounce a blessing?
Verse 6.
9.
What question did Jesus ask 'the people concern-
ing John? Verse 7.
To. How did He press the questio'n? Verse 8, first
part. Note I.
1. What answer did He suggest and 'refute? Verse
8, last part.
12.
What answer to His question did He approve?
Verse 9.
13.
What reason does, Jesus give for calling John
more than a prophet? Verse to.. Note
2.
14.
How did John compare with other men? Verse
II. How did he compare with the "least in the kingdom
of heaven"?
15.
What does Jesus say of the kingdom of heaven?
Verse
12.
Note 3.
16.
What had' the prophets and the law done?
Verse 13.
17.
What was John's relation to the prophdy? Verse
14. Note 4.
18.
What earnest admonition does Jesus then give?
Verse 15.
'Notes
t. After His first question, Jesus suggested an answer : "A
reed shaken with the wind." In this He doubtless anticipated
a question in their own minds after hearing the doubtful ques-
tion of John's disciples about the identity of Jesus as the
Messiah. Was John wavering? Did it sound that Way when
you heard his preaching, and his announcement, "Behold the
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Lamb of God"? Their answer seems to have been No; for
Jesus proceeds, "But what," etc.
2.
John had prophesied of Christ : "One mightier than I
cometh. . . . He shall baptize you with the Holy Gh6st." But
John was more than a prophet. Like Jesus, he was the fulfill-
ment of prophecy. Of himself he said, "I an't the voice of one
crying in the wilderness, . . . as said the prophet Esaias." He it
was, too, who first publicly proclaimed and, pointed out Jesus
as the Messiah. He vlso baptized Jesus, when the voice from
heaven declared His sonship.
3.
The meaning of this passage is made clearer in Luke i6: 16:
"The kingdom of God is preached, and every man
presseth into
it."
John's preaching of repentance and of the nearness of
the kingdom of heaven had stirred the people, and many were
pressing into the kingdom as if compelled by some unseen force.
He had begun a movement that was continuing and increasing
through the ministry of Jesus. Thus Jesus gave John credit
for his share in the work that Jesus Himself was following up.
4.
The prophets had foretold an Elias, a kingdom, and a
Messiah,
to come.
John was the Elias, "if ye will receive it;"
and he proclaimed a kingdom
at hand,
and a Messiah
come.
In this work, he was more than a prophet.
Lesson 11— Come unto Me
JUNE 12, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture •
Sunday
"A friend of publicans and sinners".ques. 1-4
Monday
"Because they repented not"
(Imes. 5-7
Tuesday ..
)
...."In the day of Judgment"
Ques. S, 9
Wednesday ...Knowing the Father
Ques. 10-13
Thursday
"Come unto Me"—"Desire of
Ages," pages 328-332
Ques. 14-18
Friday
Review the lesson
.
LESSON SCRIPTURE: Matt. II : 16-30.
Questions
I. To what did Jesus liken the generation that heard
His teaching? Matt. II : 16.
2. What are these children represented as saying?
Verse 17.
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3.
What was the basis for this parable? Verses 18, 19.
4.
What general principle does Jesus state? Verse 19,
last part. Note I.
5.
What did Jesus now begin to do? Verse
20.
Why?
6.
How did He upbraid Chorazin and Bethsaida ?.
Verse
21.
7.
How will they compare with Tyre and Sidon in
the Judgment? Verse
22.
8.
How did He upbraid Capernaum ? Verse 23.
9.
How will that city compare with Sodom in the
Judgment? Verse 24.
to. For what did Jesus now thank the Father? Verse
25. Note
2.
II. How did He show His accord with the Father?
Verse
26.
12.
How does He describe His relation with the
Father? Verse 27.
13.
How may we know the Father ? Verse 27, last
part.
14.
What gracious invitation does Jesus give to those
who labor and are heavy laden? Verse 28.
15.
What does He promise to all such? Same verse.
16.
What further does He bid us do ?* Verse 29. Why ?
17.
What promise is repeated? Verse 29, last part.
18: Why can we find rest in this way? Verse 3o.
Notes
I. As on other occasions, Jesus here gives the principle of
testing a man's practices. "By their fruits ye shall know them."
It is not necessary that every one live and do exactly as others
about him do, nor even as others may think he ought to do.
One may have certain ways of eating or dressing or working
which are an advantage to him, while his neighbor may have
very different ways, but of equal advantage to him. It is the
result
of living and doing that justifies or condemns a certain
course. It is the motive or .principle governing a course of
action that determines its character and its wisdom.
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2.
The expression "At that time" seems to connect this pas-
sage with the upbraiding of the cities. If this is so, its application
.is probably to the prosperous merchants of these cities, with their
worldly wisdom, in contrast with the poor fisher folk who had
received Christ as the revelation of the Father, and become the
"light of the world." Luke, 'however, with his stronger intro-
duction, "In that hour," connects the passage with the return
of the seventy. These had brought a very encouraging report,
telling "with joy" how the devils had been subject to them
through the name of Jesus. Then Jesus had exhorted them to
rejoice rather that their names were written
in
heaven. Fol-
lowing this comes His praise to the Father for reVealing these
things to those who were poor in this world but rich in simple
faith and trust in God.
Lesson 12 — Sabbath Keeping
JUNE
19,
5955
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
Sunday
"Not lawful to do"—"Desire of
Ages,"
pages 283-285
Ques. 1-5
Monday
"I will have mercy"—"Desire of
Ages,"
pages 285, 286
Ques. 6-11
Tuesday
"Lawful to do well"—"Desire of
Ages," pages 286-289
Ques. 12-17
Wednesday ... "Re healed them all"
Ques. 18-21
Thursday
"Behold My servant"—"Desire of
Ages," page 489
Ques. 22, 23
Friday
Review the lesson
LESSON SCRIPTURE
:
Matt.
12: 1-21.
Questions
1.
Where did Jesus go on the Sabbath day? Matt.
12: 1,
first part.
2.
What did His disciples do? Verse I; last part.
3.
What fault did the Pharisees find ? Verse
2.
Note I.
4.
To whose example did Jesus cite them ? Verse 3.
5.
What did David do in the case cited? Verse 4.
6.
What practice of the priests did Jesus then men-
tion ? Verse 5.
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1.100L LESSON QUARTERLY
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7.
What comparison did He make? Verse 6.
8.
What scripture did the Pharisees ignore in practice ?
\Terse 7, first part. '
9.
Into what error did this ignorance cause them to
fall? Verse 7, last part.
to. What important truth did Jesus declare? Verse 8,
1. Was man made for the Sabbath, or the Sabbath
for man? Mark 2 : 27. Note
2.
12. Where did Jesus next go.? Matt.
12:
9. •
13.
Whom did He find there? Verse'' 1o, first part.
14.
-
What question was asked Jesus? Verse io, last
part. Why?
15.
What question did Jesus ask in reply? Verse tr.
16.
What further question did He ask? Verse
12,
first part.
•
17.
What conclusion did Jesus draw? Verse
12,
last
part.
.18. What did Jesus then do? Verse 13. With what
result? .
19.
What did the Pharisees do? Verse 14.
20.
How did Jesus thwart their purpose-? Verse 15,
first part.
21.
What did Jesus do for the multitudes? Verse 15,
last part.
22.
What did He charge them, and why? Verses
16, 17.
23.
Study Isaiah's prophecy of Christ. Verses 18-21.
Notes
i. The Pharisees were always great sticklers fOr the law and
the letter. Here, however, the word "lawful" really contains
no reference to the law, but may be rendered "permitted."
What the law of God requires or forbids in spirit, often differs
widely from what the traditions of the Jews permitted, or what
man-made regulations now may allow. It was by
a
rule of their
own the Pharisees.were measuring the conduct of Jesus and His
disciples. By tradition, the Sabbath had been made a yoke of
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bondage. The Author of the Sabbath swept away their tradi-
tions, arid taught the people true Sabbath keeping. The follow-
ing from Edersheim gives a few of the many traditions with
which the Pharisees had surrounded the Sabbath, till its true
object was lost:
"Next, certain regulations are laid down to guide the Jew
when dressing •on the Sabbath morning, so as to prevent his
breaking its rest. Hence he must be careful not to_ put on any
dress which might become burdensome, nor to wear any 'orna-
ment which he might put off and carry in his hand, for this would
be a 'burden.' A woman must not wear s4ich headgear as
would require unloosing before taking a bath, nor go out with
such ornaments as could be taken off in the street, such as a
frontlet, unless it is attached to the cap, nor with a gold crown,
nor with a necklace or nose ring, nor with rings, nor have a
pin in her dress. The reason for this prohibition of ornaments
was, that in their vanity women might take them off to show
them to their companions, and then, forgetful of the day, carry
them, which would be a 'burden!
.
Women are also forbidden
to look in the glass on the Sabbath, because they might discover
a white hair and attempt to pull it out, which would be a
grievous sin ; but men ought not to use looking-glasses even
on week days, because this was undignified. A woman may
walk about her own court, but not in the street, with false hair."
"A plaster might be worn, provided its object was to prevent
the wound getting worse, not to heal it, for that would have
been a work. Ornaments which could not easily be taken off
might be worn in one's courtyard. Similarly, a person might go
about with wadding in his ear, but not with false teeth, nor
with a7 gold plug in the tooth. If the wadding fell out of the
ear, it could not be replaced."
"If a woman were to roll wheat to take away the husks, she
would be guilty of sifting with a sieve. If she were rubbing the
ends of the stalks, she would be guilty of threshing. If she were
cleaning what adheres to the side of a stalk, she would be
guilty of sifting. If she were bruising the stalk, she would be
guilty of grinding. If she were throwing it up in her hands,
she would be guilty of winnowing. Distinctions like the following
are made : A /radish may be dipped into salt, but not left
in it too long, since this would be to make pickle. A new dress
might be put on, irrespective of the danger that in so doing
it might be torn. Mud on the dress might be crushed in the
hand and shaken off, but the dress might not be rubbed (for
fear of affecting the material). If a person took a bath,
opinions are divided, whether the whole body should be dried at
once, or limb after limb. If the water had fallen on the dress,
some allowed the dress to be shaken but not wrung; others,
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to be wrung but not shaken."— Edersheim, "The Life and Times
of Jesus," pages 781-783.
2. Such a statement should not be interpreted loosely. The
Sabbath is a sacred institution, not to be regarded lightly. But
God's purpose in establishing it was man's .uplift and joy. It
was not meant for the terrible burden the Jews had made of
it with their many petty rules and regulations contrary to /its
spirit, and observed in form only. The Sabbath is a gift of God
to man— one,of the gifts of His love. Made for man, every man
ought to receive it as a gift. from his Creator.
Lesson 13 — Summary and Review
JUNE
26, 1915
DAILY STUDY OUTLINE
Sabbath
Read the lesson scripture
,
Sunday
Read Matthew 7,
and learn the
chapter contents
Ques. 1-4
Monday
Read Matthew
8,
and learn the
chapter contents
Ques. 1-6
Tuesday
.
Read Matthew 9, and learn the
chapter contents
Ques.
1-5
Wednesday . Read Matthew 10, and learn the
chapter contents
goes. 1-6
Thursday
Read Matthew 11, and learn the
chapter contents
Ques. 1-5
Friday
•
Read Matthew 12: 1-21, and learn
the contents
Qum 1-3
LESSON SCRIPTURE
: Matt. 7: I to 12 : 21.
Questions
CHAPTER 7
I.
What instruction did Jesus give on judging?
2.
Of what practical value has this instruction been
to you since studying it at the beginning of the quarter?
3.
What did Jesus teach on asking? and how did He
illustrate His teaching?
4.
What principles of doing did Fie give as illustrated
(a) by the narrow way,
(b)
by fruit bearing, and
(c)
by the building of a house?
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON QUARTERLY
CHAPTER 8
Healing of the Leper, the Centurion's Servant, Peter's
.
Mother-in-law, and the Two Demoniacs; The
Terms of Discipleship; Stilling the Tempest.
i. How was the leper cleansed ?
2.
What was remarkable about the healing of the
centurion's servant?
3.
Of what was Peter's mother-in-law healed, and how ?
4.
Where and how were the two demoniacs healed ?
5.
On what conditions may we become disciples of
Jesus?
6.
Relate the story of stilling the tempest.
CHAPTER 9
Healing of the Palsied Man, Jairus's Daughter, the
Two Blind Men, and the Dumb Man; Call
of Matthew; Jesus the Bridegroom;
Laborers for the Harvest.,
i. How was the faith and perseverance of the palsied
man rewarded ?
2.
Tell the story of healing Jairus's daughter, with
the healing of the woman on the way,.
3.
How did the two blind men seek and obtain their
eyesight ?
4.
How did the healing of the dumb man affect the
multitude?
5.
Relate the call of Matthew, the parable of the bride-
groom, and the necessity and call for laborers.
CHAPTER 10
Sending - Out of the Twelve; As Sheep among
Wohles; Bearing the Cross.
I. What message and work were given to the twelve
apostles ?
SAtttATH SCHOOL LESSON C
.
)UA12TERLY.
2.
What directions were given about their temporal
needs? Why?
3.
Point out what conditions they would meet, show-
ing that-they went as sheep among wolves, and how they
should meet these conditions.
4.
What were they not to fear? What were they to
fear ?
5.
What experiences would show that the Christian
_life is not one of outward peace? How may the Christian
show himself worthy of the name he bears ?
6.
How does Jesus give assurance that faithful service,
even in very small things, shall be rewarded?
CHAPTER II
Testimony on the Work of John the Baptist; ,Upbraid-
ing the Cities; Knowing the Father;
Call to the Weary.
I. What evidence of His Messiahship did Jesus give
to John?
2.
What testimony did He bear to John's work?
3.
Why and how did Jesus upbraid the cities?
4.
How only may we know the Father ?
5.
Repeat from memory Jesus' loving call to the weary.
CHAPTER 12, VASES 1-21
Sabbath Keeping; Prophecv Concerning Jesus Fulfilled.
I. How did Jesus answer the criticism of the Pharisees
on His Sabbath
-
keeping
?-
2.
How did He define the purpose of the Sabbath, and
His relation to it?
3.
What prophecy of Isaiah did Jesus fulfill ? - How?
Every lesson in this
QUAR
-
Important Helps
TERLY
suggests that you read
"Desire of Ages" or "Mount
of Blessing." And every
QUARTERLY
for this year, and the one
for the first quarter of 1916, will suggest the same thing.
Why?
Because these books offer most excellent helps on the lessons.
Don't be without them all these months, or you will miss much.
A cloth bound copy-of "Desire of Ages" may be had for $1.50;
the same in flexible leather for
$.2.00.
"Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing," cloth, at 75 cents.
Don't overlook the children. "Christ Our Saviour" is just the
thing for them. Cloth, 75 cents.
Prices to% higher in Canada.
Tract societies are able to furnish any of these helps on short
notice.
'
An Advance Step
The Sabbath School De-
partment has arranged with
the Review and Herald
Publishing
.
Association for supplying our schools with colored
Memory Verse Cards to replace the smaller, onelcolor cards
hitherto used.
Large
2
x 3 feet colored Picture Rolls, of
12
sheets, each one
an enlarged memory verse illustration, may also be had. These
large rolls are securely and neatly mounted on a wood-clasp head,
ready to hang up before the class or the division.
Children will ,be delighted with these rolls and small memory
verse cards. Teachers will find them very helpful.
Either of the above may be secured on short notice, from your
tract society, the rolls for
$1.00
each, the memory verse cards at
old prices,-6c a set for one to four sets, 5c a set for five or
more sets, postpaid.
